Abstract
The acid/base interfacial behavior of mixed self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of 1-decanethiol (DT) and 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid (MUA) formed on gold from a micellar medium has been characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and infrared reflection–absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) titration experiments as a function of their surface composition. The surface composition is determined from the interfacial capacitance of the SAMs that behave as a dielectric medium of the expected thickness for well-organized layers. The interaction parameter and the apparent and the intrinsic surface pKa values of these pH-responsive SAMs are obtained by fitting the EIS and IR titration curves to the 1-pK model. The shift in the surface pKa while decreasing the MUA surface fraction resembles the behavior of homogeneously mixed systems. The trends observed can be explained by the lowering of intermolecular in-plane repulsive interactions between neighboring MUA molecules and by the local solvation and hydro...
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